Characteristics Of The Serveraid M1215 Sas/Sata Controller; Controller Specifications - IBM ServeRAID M1215 SAS User Manual

ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x User's Guide
3.2

Characteristics of the ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller

Table 2 shows the general characteristics of the ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA controller
Table 2 ServeRAID M1215 SAS\SATA Controller Characteristics
Flash ROM
Minimum 16MB
The controller ensures data integrity by intelligently validating the compatibility of the SAS domain. The controller
Fusion-MPT architecture allows for thinner device drivers and better performance.
3.2.1

Controller Specifications

Table 3 lists the specifications for the ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA controller.
Table 3 Controller Specifications
Specification
Processor
(PCI Express Host Controller to
PCI Secondary I/O Controller)
Operating Voltage
Card Size
Array Interface to Host
Type of Drives Supported
PCI Express Bus Data Transfer
Rate
Serial Port
SAS Controller(s)
SAS Bus Speed
SAS Ports
Size of Flash ROM for Firmware
Nonvolatile Random Access
Memory (NVRAM)
Serial EEPROM
32 Kb Up to 12 Gb/s per port
LSISAS3008 PCI Express-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip
+3.3 V, +12 V
PCI Express controller card size (68.90 mm × 167.64 mm)
PCI Express Rev 3.0
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA)
· Up to 8 GT/s (1 GB/s) per lane
· x8 lane width
· Up to 2 GB/s per direction for SAS x4 cards (4 GB/s total)
3-pin RS232-compatible connector (for manufacturing
use only)
One LSISAS3008 Single SAS controller
12 Gb/s
Two SAS connectors with four SAS ports each
Minimum 16 Mbytes
64 Kbytes for storing RAID configuration
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Chapter 3: ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller Characteristics
Characteristics of the ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
SAS Data Transfers
ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA